[LINK] Is spam starting to be brought under control?

[Stilgherrian]

At 9:11 +1100 2/2/04, Adam Todd wrote:
>At 08:25 2/02/2004 +1100, Stilgherrian wrote:
>>The amount of spam I've received seems to have flattened out 
>>somewhat during December and January -- though it's still running 
>>at more than 5500 messages a month.
>
>I'm stunned you'd consider this an option!  I thought so much more 
>of you!  I think the SPAMMERS have you convinced they will tone down!

Um sorry? What am I meant to have "considered as an option"? I'm just 
stating a fact about the amount of spam I've received. I never said I 
*liked* or *accepted* it! :) Far from it!


>[snip]
>Keep graphing and updating :)  (Can't you write an automated monthly 
>posting to LINK to update us without you needing to be there!)

I shall continue, yes! But, I *won't* automate the posting to Link 
(or anywhere else for that matter), 'cos I actually think there's too 
much unprocessed data thrown around the world as if it's 
"information".

I think the value of doing something like this is in the analysis and 
comment, not the raw numbers. ;) Not that two or three sentences is 
much of an analysis... ;) But I think people would be a lot less 
likely to read or respond to something which was "just" an automated 
dump of the data.


>And don't forget, I'm still offering access to my log files if you 
>want to process them :)

Ah indeed, yes. As soon as my world settles down a bit... maybe by 
the year 2007? :) Thanks Adam!

Stil


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